Display rack



Dec. 12, 1933. I s, A MOQG 1,938,970

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Patented Dec. 12, 1933 a 1 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE DISPLAY RACKShulman A. Moog, St. Louis, Mo., assignor to St. Louis Spring Company,St. Louis, Mo., a corporation of Missouri Application May 9, 1932.Serial No. 610,139 3 Claims. (Cl. 211-60) This invention relatesgenerally to display racks vided each with a series or plurality ofspaced and has more particular reference to a rack esapertures 6respectively disposed in vertical regpecially adapted for the display ofbar material, istration with the corresponding apertures in the such as,for instance, automotive spring-leaves other members 2, 3, of the frame,as best seen in 5 and the like. Figure 2. 60

My invention has for its prime object the pro- Each horizontallyregistering pair of tier-memvision of a sturdy, durable, and readilymanufacbers 3 is adapted for supporting a plurality of tured skeleton oropen rack for the efiicient storthe bar-articles B, the articles Bspanning beage and display in tiers or superposed rows of tween the pairof supporting members 3, as indispring-leaves and other bar articles,the rack incated in dot-dash lines in Figure l. 5 eludingarticle-intervening members easily ad- For segregating or separating thedisplayed arjustably spaced the one from the other for mainticles B onthe tier-members 3, a requisite numtaining the articles in the severaltiers or rows in ber of Vertical rods 7 are inserted preferably orderlystacks or columns for convenient indidownwardly each through aparticular series of vidual accessibility. the vertically registeringapertures 6 for inter- And with the above and other objects in view,secting the series of superposed cross-members my invention resides inthe novel features of 2, 3, of the respective frames A, each pair ofadform, construction, arrangement, and combinajacent rods 7 providingbetween the respective tion of parts hereinafter described and pointedout pairs of superposed tier-members 3 an articlego in the claims.receptive approximately rectangular frame-open- In the accompanyingdrawing, ing 8, in and through which the articles B may Figure 1 is a Pspect ve view of a spring-leave be endwise inserted for residing on thelower tierdisplay-rack embodying my invention; member of the pair, theframe-openings 8 in one Figure 2 is a condensed side view of thedisframe A being horizontally ali n W h the play-rack, the middleportion thereof being broframe-openings 8 in the other frame A, as willbe ken away, illustrating the adjustable or varied understood fromFigure 1. spacing of the vertical leak-intervening bars for Each rod 7is provided at its upper end With a reception and stacking ofbar-articles of differhead 9 for engaging the upper face of the top entwidths; and l cross-member 2 for suspending the particular rod a Figure3 is a fragmentary sectional view 7 removably therefrom, and a suitableretainerthrough one of the rack side-frames, taken applate 10 is mountedover the series of rod-heads proximately along the line 3-3, Figure 2. 9residing on the member 2 for preventing dis- Referring now more indetail and by reference lodgement of the rods 7 from the frame A, thcharacters to the drawing, which illustrates a tainer-plate 10 beingpreferably detachably en- 35 preferred embodiment of my invention, thedisgaged with the frame-member 2 by means of suitplayrack includes apair of suitably spaced skeleable bolts or other suitable fasteningelements 11, ton or open frames A, each comprising a pair of as bestseen in Figure 2. also suitably spaced corner posts or standards Asillustrated in Figure 1, all the rod-receptive 1 suitably connected ortied-together in paralap rtures 6 in the fr m A m y be upi y 40 lelrelation by a top cross-member 2 and a series article-separating rods 7provided, of course, that of lower cross or tier-members 3 disposed insuitthe respective bar-articles B are not of greater ably spacedrelation one from the other and from width than the spacing between therods 7. Howthe top-member 2. ever, as illustrated in Figure 2, a lessernumber The posts 1 of each frame A are also connected of rods- 7 may beemployed and adjustably dis- 45 to the corresponding posts 1 of theother frame A posed in and through the apertures 6 for mountbyrespective top and bottom tie-bars 4, the reing the rods 7 at differentspacings in the frame spective posts 1 being suitably provided withpref- A suitable for reception of bar-articles B of vaerably integralfloor-engaging members or feet 5, IiOUS Widths in t e S -D V ded ampenin 8. as best seen in Figure 1, for support upon or at- Thebar-articles B may, most conveniently for 50 tachment to a floor or thelike. increasing the storage capacity of the rack, be 5 The respectivecross-members 2, 3, of each stacked or piled oneupon another in theframeframe A are disposed in also horizontal registraopenings 8, therods 7 then most effectively protion with the correspondingcross-members 2, 3, of viding a lateral support for the stack ofarticles the other frame A, the series of superposed mem- B, asillustrated in Figure 2.

6 bers 2, 3, in the respective frames A being pro- I might add thatpreferably the frame members 11 2, 3, are provided with flanged ends anddetachably assembled on and with the posts 1 by means 'of bolts or othersuitable fastening elements 12,

and the tie-bars 4 are likewise connected to the respective frames A bysimilar bolts 12. Hence the rack may be readily collapsed ordisassembled to so-called knocked-down condition for shipping purposesand the like.

The several members of the rack are constructed of metal or otherpreferably unbreakable material, and I thus provide a most convenient,economical, sturdy, durable, and highly useful rack for displayingrelatively awkward and bulky bar-articles, as automotive leaf-springsand the like. The displayed articles are readily visable from all sidesthereof and may with ease, facility, and convenience be removed from orreplaced in the rack one by one without interfering with or disturbingthe other articles in the rack.

It will be understood that changes and modifications in the form,construction, arrangement, and combination of the several parts of therack may be made and substituted for those herein shown and describedwithout departing from the nature and principle of my invention.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure byLetters-Patent is,-

1. In a display rack, a pair of upstanding skeleton frames eachincluding spaced and opposed parallel corner post-providing strips, anupper cross strip and a series of vertically spaced lower cross stripseach provided at its opposite ends with lateral flanges and at saidflanges abutted flatwise against the inner face of and rigidly fixed tothe corner-strips, each of said cross strips having a series of spacedopenings and the openings of the several cross strips being in aligningregistration, a series of upright rods depending from the upper crossstrip through aligning openings of and thereby intersecting the lowercross strips, and tie-plates fixed flatwise at their opposite ends toand upon the outer face of the corner-strips for tying said framesrigidly together in spaced parallel relation with the cross strips andupright rods thereof in registration for forming superposed rows ofvertically aligning bar-article accommodating seats and apertures.

2. In a. display rack, a pair of upstanding skeleton frames eachincluding spaced and opposed parallel corner post-providing strips, anupper cross strip, and a series of vertically spaced lower cross stripseach provided at its opposite ends with lateral flanges and at saidflanges abutted fiatwise against the inner face of and rigidly fixed tothe corner-strips, each of said cross strips having a series of spacedopenings and the openings of the several cross strips being in aligningregistration, a series of upright rods removably depending fromthe uppercross strip through selected series of aligning openings of and therebyintersecting the lower cross strips, and tieplates fixed at theiropposite ends to and upon the outer face of the corner-strips for tyingsaid frames rigidly together in spaced parallel relation with the crossstrips and upright rods thereof in registration for forming superposedrows of vertically aligning bar-article accommodating seats andapertures of selected width.

3. In a display rack, a pair of upstanding skeleton frames eachincluding spaced and opposed parallel corner post-providing strips, anupper cross strip and a series of vertically spaced lower cross stripseach provided at its opposite ends with lateral flanges and at saidflanges abutted flatwise against the inner face of and rigidly fixed tosaid corner-strips, each of said cross strips having a series of spacedopenings and the openings of the several cross strips being in aligningregistration, a series of headed rods removably engaging the upper crossstrip and removably depending therefrom through selected series ofregistering openings of and thereby intersecting the lower cross strips,tie-plates fixed fiatwise at their opposite ends to and upon the outerface of the corner-strips for tying said frames rigidly together inspaced parallel relation with the cross strips and upright rods thereofin registration for forming superposed rows of vertically aligningbar-article accommodating seats and apertures of selected width, and across plate disposed fiatwise longitudinally over and bolted detachablyto the upper cross strip over the heads of said rods for removablysecuring the rods operatively in position.

SHULMAN A. MOOG.

